Response code 500 received when trying to create a CIFS plugin instance by API call in Aria Operations

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

When using the API call "POST /api/alertplugin" to configure the CIFS (Windows Network Share), the error below is received;

{
"message": "Internal Server error, cause unknown.",
"moreInformation": [

{ "name": "errorMessage", "value": "property key is required: Username property key is required: password" }
,

{ "name": "localizedMessage", "value": "property key is required: Username; property key is required: password;" }
],
"httpStatusCode": 500,
"apiErrorCode": 500
}

Environment

Aria Operations 8.18.x

Cause

Code in the suite-api layer removes credentials from configurations. The platform layer requires these credentials to work and hence the code 500 response.

Resolution

There is no workaround for this issue.

A fix for the bug will be introduced in the next Hotfix and it will be permanently fixed in VCF 9.0.